Off Key

‘OffKey’ is an original acrylic painting on stretched canvas. It is the second of a series of ‘key’ ideas thatSue has painted and it is in acrylic and mixed media (i.e. a music score on paper and charcoal).
A friend sent hera photo of the kookaburras that sit on their windowsill each evening waiting to be fed, which gave her the idea to paint these birds.
The music score, which is in the background, was glued to the canvas and then Sue painted the bunch of keys.
Next Sue painted in the kookaburras and the foliage – changing the format so the birds have open beaks as if in song giving the composition a touch of humour as the birds interact together.
The sides of the painting are 4 cm deep and painted in blue black.
The painting has her initials in the right hand corner and is also signed in full at the back of the painting.